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Chapter 158 Facing the Challenge

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He put the call on speakerphone. Not only could the maid standing beside Skyler hear everything, but even the staff working in the dining room could easily listen in if they wanted to.

“Isabella!”

The call connected after just a few rings. Sander’s voice came through, sounding noticeably tense.

“Are you okay? Why haven’t you been answering?”

Xavier didn’t reply immediately. Instead, his gaze shifted toward the little boy seated across from him, as if silently asking for his opinion.

Skyler frowned and swiftly drew a finger across his own throat, signaling Xavier to cut the conversation short.

A faint trace of amusement flashed in Xavier’s eyes. He rose to his feet, phone still in hand, his tall and imposing presence instantly drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

“Isabella is still resting. Sander, if there’s something you need to discuss with her, you can tell me first.”

Xavier’s tone was controlled and even–not too loud, not too soft–yet each word carried a sharp, piercing clarity.

Sure enough, the line went quiet for several seconds after Sander realized Xavier had picked up.

“Xavier, if you’re mad at me, take it out on me. Why take it out on her? Why lock her away and take away her freedom?”

“You think I’m being unfair?” Xavier let out a cold, quiet laugh, his voice dropping to a temperature that seemed to freeze the air around him.

The maids held their breath.

Is the man on the phone out of his mind?

He must be.

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Mrs. Moore is home right now. If he really cares about her, he shouldn’t have been provoking Mr. Moore like this.

“Yes, I do think it’s unfair!”

Sander’s anger flared, and he laid all his cards on the table.

“Xavier, Isabella used to have feelings for you, but you never appreciated that. Relationships go both ways. She doesn’t want to be with you anymore–she has every right to choose her own future. And I care about her. I’ll do whatever it takes to make her happy, for as long as it takes.”

Sander’s declaration was bold, almost like a direct challenge to Xavier.

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All eyes were now fixed on Xavier.

The man stood in chitting silence, yet the tension in the room felt like the calm before a storm.

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The truth was, Sander’s words weren’t as reckless as they sounded. He was deliberately trying to get under Xavier’s skin.

Xavier despised betrayal more than anything–it reminded him of being abandoned as a child.

If Xavier lost his composure now, things between him and Isabella would only grow worse.

“She hasn’t divorced me yet.”

But against everyone’s expectations, Xavier’s reply was strikingly detached.

It was as though Sander’s passionate outburst was nothing more than a pathetic performance, unworthy of any real acknowledgment.

“Whatever has happened between Isabella and me, she was my wife before, and she still is now.

“If someone truly wants to leave, they’ll find a way. She hasn’t left, so I’ll take that to mean she doesn’t want to.”

Xavier spoke slowly, each word deliberate, yet they cut like a cold blade–stripping away Sander’s bravado layer by layer.

Wounding without drawing blood. Destroying without leaving a trace.

“Xavier, are you seriously in denial right now?”

Sander choked briefly before letting out a bitter laugh.

Xavier’s voice remained steady. “She has the right to choose. That’s exactly why I won’t let her down this time. As for you… you should know what your choices will cost you. I’ll be ready whenever you are.”

With that, Xavier ended the call, leaving Sander no chance to respond.

Wow! Dad is so cool!

Skyler’s eyes practically sparkled with admiration.

That was a power move–straight to the opponent’s weak spot, no hesitation.

Xavier had sounded completely calm, but it was all an act.

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Skyler had clearly seen how tightly Xavier had been gripping the phone earlier, his knuckles turning white while Sander was provoking him.

He liked this sly, powerful version of his father more and more.

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“Xavier, what do you think you’re doing? Who said you could answer my phone?”

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